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NISD BOND ELECTION - VOTE NO

The HTA urges citizens to vote NO on the 2010 $535 million bond issue.  Including interest, NISD property owners will pay over $1 billion in taxes.  NISD had bond elections in 2001, 2004, 2007, and again this year.  All bets are on for the next one to be in 2013 !

NISD is advising homeowners that they will pay $127 more in property taxes if the bond passes.  (This figure is based on the average home appraisal value of $ 162,401 in this district.  To check your 2010 valuation go to the Bexar Appraisal District website.)

(*Watch for another bond election in 2013, long before this one is paid for.)

A committee of 250 citizens made the spending recommendations. 2010 Committee members have not been posted to the website, however, for the 2007 list, click here.

Fifty one percent of the bond does not address growth: Two examples:

1. $12 million for a swimming pool and tennis complex. To ask taxpayers to pay for a swimming pool and tennis courts during hard economic times is stunning.


2. $55 million to replace computers. Computers have short lives because of advancements in technology. Bonds are like a mortgage. As a result, taxpayers will still be paying for computers long after they are obsolete. Computers should be budgeted and paid for with operations and maintenance funds.

Additionally, we believe the school district may have violated the Texas Election Code which restricts the use of public funds to market a bond issue. 

Using public funds places citizens opposed to the bond issue at a distinct disadvantage. 

In a recent NISD newsletter (click here for newsletter) paid for by oppressed taxpayers:

Superintendent Folks goes as far as saying “I can assure you that we would not be asking for your vote unless the bond issue truly was needed.”  This may be a "call to action" prohibited by the Code.

Also they assure voters, “Passage of the bond will not increase taxes for senior citizens”.

This appears a thinly veiled attempt to influence seniors to vote for the bond.  Notably, the fact that only seniors at least 65 years old can apply to have their taxes frozen is omitted.

The newsletter may only be the tip of the iceberg regarding violations of Texas Election Code.

It's time to fight back!

Please click here and contribute to the HTA PAC NOW.

Events:   YOU are invited !

NISD Press Conference
Sunday  April 25, 2010
2:00 PM
Boone Elementary
6614 Spring Time Street - Click for Map

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